United States Stove Company 1500 - Manual (Page 24)

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1. Smoking when feed door a) Insufficient Draft. a) Set Thermostat higher.
is open. b) Clogged chimney or chimney b) Clean Chimney.
connector.
c) Down draft in chimney. c) Add raincap to chimney.
2. Furnace does not heat. a) Wood not seasoned and dry. a) Allow wood to season in a
dry area for six months.
b) Insufficient flue draft. b) Set flue draft.
3. Blower Does not run. a) Improperly wired. a) Wire unit properly.
b) Bad blower thermodisc. b) Replace blower thermodisc.
c) Bad relay. c) Replace relay.
d) Bad blower motor d) Replace blower.
4. No air from registers- a) Registers are closed. a) Open registers.
fan running. b) Duct work improperly installed. b) Correct duct work install.
c) Improper wiring between central c) Wire unit properly.
furnace and this unit.
5. Air from Registers is not hot Bad blower Thermodisc. Replace blower Thermodisc.
6. Smoke and/or odor from Oil from furnace and duct The metal used in constuc-
registers when furnace work. tion of the furnace and duct
is used for first time. work has a light coating of
oil. This should disappear
after a short period of time.
Once this burnoff has occur-
red, it should not reoccur.
7. Creosote build-up. a) Burning green wood (not a) Burn only seasoned wood.
seasoned or dry).
b) Thermostat setting too low b) Set thermostat higher to
for type fuel. attain higher flue tempera-
tures. This will aid in pre-
venting buildup of creosote.
8. Flame spillage when feed a) Insufficient draft. a) Set thermostat higher.
door is open. b) Smothering fire when adding b) Add fuel so as not to
fresh fuel. smother fire.
LIST OF PROBLEMS POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTIONS
Trouble Shooting Tips for Warm Air Furnace